Matteo Goffriller, Venice, 1700
Cello: 43623
Labeled, "Anno 1719, Carlo Bergonzi fece in Cremona."
Back: Two-piece of faint almost horizontal medium to narrow curl
Top: of medium grain
Scroll: of very faint medium curl
Ribs: of almost plain wood with some bird's-eye markings
Varnish: Red-brown
Length of back: 75.1 cm
Provenance
| in 1980 | Sold by Sotheby's |
Certificates & Documents
Certificate: John & Arthur Beare, London (1960)
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References
Four Centuries of Violin Making: Fine Instruments from the Sotheby's Archive, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, Boston (illustrated)- Sotheby's Highly Important Musical Instruments Auction Catalog, May 22, 1980, London, Sotheby's, Sotheby's, London (illustrated)
- Sotheby's Photo Archive
- Journal of the Violin Society of America, Vol. XXI, No. 1, Stefano Pio, The Violin Society of America, Poughkeepsie, NY (illustrated)